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runoff

[ruhn-awf, -of] / ˈrʌnˌɔf, -ˌɒf /
NOUN
spring runoff
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The model suggests that over the next 80 years, the Arctic could experience up to 25% more runoff, 30% more subsurface flow, and increasing dryness in southern areas.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

In an effort to stand out and make it through to a June runoff, many candidates are amping up the rhetoric.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

This gubernatorial contest is being conducted under a system in which the top two vote-getters, regardless of party, will advance to a November runoff.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

“If she ends up in a runoff against Raman, she can run as a tough-on-crime centrist.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

“By our calculations, the runoff shouldn’t be traveling very far.”

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown